In the new NHL you really have a small window to win because of how fast young players get paid huge money. Vancouver looked like they were emerging these playoffs but as soon as Hughes, Petterson, potentially Markstrom get new deals their growth as a team is going to really halt. Similar to how Toronto has basically peaked because they are really limited on how they can improve their team now. The Jet's looked like an up and coming contender a few years ago now their a bubble team. Colorado will have to shed salary soon once Makar, Landeskog, and Mackinnon all get new deals.
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